Switch is Getting the Huge MOBA 'Arena of Valor'

We got some huge news for Switch players straight out of Nintendo Direct today; Arena of Valor , the super popular MOBA that is slowly making its way to mobile, is coming to Switch in all its glory. Arena of Valor has been dominating the charts in China to the point where it sparked debates over mobile game addition and was even penalized by the Chinese government. It was actually called a "poison" that's ruining young people and was forced to put limits on daily playing times in an effort to help players under the age of 18 from becoming addicted. Soon afterwards, Honor of Kings launched...Read more ...

Switch gets Tencent's Arena of Valor mobile MOBA

Chinese gaming giant Tencent is making Nintendo games now. Switch is getting Arena of Valor, which is Tencent's multiplayer online battle arena for mobile devices . It is a 5-on-5 action strategy battler that will launch into beta on Switch this holiday.
Arena of Valor is a traditional MOBA with three lanes, creeps, and characters based on the heroes from the original Defense of the Ancients . The game already has more than 1 million downloads on Google Play and iOS, but it could reach an entirely new audience on Switch.
MOBAs have already dominated PC, and they are beginning to establish...Read more ...